Skills & experience

Thomas has over 15 years of international consulting experiences from Europe, Africa and Asia. He holds a M.Sc. in International Development and an MBA in strategic consulting and organizational transformation. His in-depth expertise areas include quality assurance, standard setting and review, accreditation, benchmarking, strategy development, capacity development and organizational development within international multicultural contexts. Additional expertise has been  developed in systems analyses, restructuring and change, process improvement, organizational audits, management reviews and organizational governance.

Case studies

Particular insights have been acquired into the dynamics of international alliances and membership based network organizations and the various political and institutional agendas and processes at play. Thomas is driven by complexity around strategic and organizational issues where the answers are not always immediately obvious. He is adept at combining the harder strategic aspects of change with the underlying political choices to be made, while insisting on getting people effectively on board to ensure ownership and collective commitment. He considers himself a confident and competent facilitator, trainer and moderator before diverse international audiences, and he excels at bringing complex organizational issues to collective decision-making points in multi-stakeholder settings.